Table 142. | Percent of public high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 2000 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | All | Sex | Race/ethnicity Year of graduation | students |_______________________|___________________________________________________________ and course | | Male | Female | White, non| Black, non| Hispanic | Asian/ | American combinations taken\1\ | | | | Hispanic | Hispanic | | Pacific | Indian/ | | | | | | | Islander | Alaska | | | | | | | | Native _________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 _________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1982 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L.\2\ .......| 2.0 (0.22)| 2.3 (0.31)| 1.8 (0.27)| 2.4 (0.28)| 0.7 (0.28)| 0.6 (0.22)| 5.8 (1.72)| 1.1 (0.77) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ....................| 9.5 (0.57)| 9.1 (0.70)| 9.9 (0.71)|10.9 (0.69)| 5.2 (1.02)| 3.9 (0.57)|17.0 (2.49)| 3.3 (1.68) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math ..|14.3 (0.66)|15.2 (0.86)|13.4 (0.79)|15.9 (0.79)|11.0 (1.39)| 6.7 (0.79)|21.1 (2.65)| 8.1 (3.02) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math ..|31.5 (1.07)|31.7 (1.26)|31.3 (1.22)|32.4 (1.21)|30.8 (2.32)|25.6 (1.76)|32.0 (3.40)|23.6 (5.39) | | | | | | | | 1987 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and .5 Comp., and 2 F.L.\2\ ...|10.6 (0.73)|11.5 (1.01)| 9.8 (0.65)|11.3 (0.97)| 6.6 (0.91)| 5.5 (1.03)|20.5 (2.57)| 2.5 (0.86) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ....................|18.1 (0.91)|18.0 (1.13)|18.3 (1.01)|19.0 (1.10)|12.7 (1.15)|10.8 (1.70)|35.7 (4.49)| 4.9 (1.40) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math ..|24.8 (1.03)|25.9 (1.27)|23.7 (1.07)|26.1 (1.21)|19.6 (1.99)|14.5 (1.69)|39.8 (4.51)|24.3 (3.69) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math ..|48.1 (1.74)|48.0 (2.22)|48.4 (1.56)|48.1 (2.15)|48.3 (2.63)|43.9 (1.92)|57.9 (4.82)|61.8 (5.56) | | | | | | | | 1990 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L. \2\.......|18.0 (1.06)|17.8 (1.16)|18.2 (1.09)|18.6 (1.21)|15.1 (1.66)|17.8 (2.42)|23.3 (2.23)| 7.8 (3.33) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ....................|29.9 (1.26)|28.8 (1.38)|31.0 (1.36)|31.7 (1.46)|22.9 (2.27)|25.4 (2.41)|42.6 (2.95)| 9.9 (3.70) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math ..|38.2 (1.50)|38.5 (1.69)|37.9 (1.54)|39.2 (1.63)|39.0 (3.57)|29.8 (2.51)|47.4 (3.04)|19.2 (4.70) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math ..|65.5 (1.96)|64.3 (2.09)|66.4 (1.98)|64.9 (2.28)|71.3 (3.00)|63.7 (3.01)|69.1 (3.90)|46.3 (6.39) | | | | | | | | 1994 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L. \2\.......|25.1 (1.05)|23.4 (0.93)|26.8 (1.32)|26.4 (1.19)|19.0 (1.45)|27.1 (3.75)|35.5 (2.84)|12.9 (3.09) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ....................|39.0 (1.12)|35.0 (1.11)|42.7 (1.33)|41.6 (1.32)|29.6 (1.52)|35.6 (2.94)|50.1 (2.39)|22.5 (4.31) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math ..|49.3 (1.45)|47.0 (1.45)|51.5 (1.58)|52.4 (1.67)|43.7 (2.39)|40.3 (3.25)|54.9 (2.46)|46.0 (3.30) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math ..|73.9 (1.50)|71.2 (1.63)|76.4 (1.46)|75.1 (1.69)|74.5 (2.32)|74.7 (2.61)|72.3 (3.62)|76.3 (3.60) | | | | | | | | 1998 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L. \2\.......|28.6 (1.72)|27.6 (2.12)|30.1 (1.90)|29.6 (1.99)|27.9 (3.36)|20.4 (2.44)|38.6 (4.61)|16.5 (4.65) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ....................|44.2 (1.92)|40.5 (2.19)|48.2 (2.05)|46.2 (2.16)|40.0 (3.41)|32.0 (2.94)|57.8 (4.51)|28.3 (4.53) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math ..|55.0 (2.44)|52.9 (2.64)|57.8 (2.48)|56.8 (2.69)|55.6 (4.39)|40.0 (3.28)|66.1 (5.69)|40.0 (4.73) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math ..|74.5 (2.18)|72.8 (2.34)|77.0 (2.14)|74.7 (2.64)|76.0 (3.21)|70.1 (2.57)|79.5 (4.76)|76.4 (5.21) | | | | | | | | 2000 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L. \2\.......|31.0 (1.53)|28.6 (1.59)|33.2 (1.73)|31.5 (1.55)|28.9 (1.65)|28.4 (5.50)|37.8 (5.45)|16.2 (2.69) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math, | | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ....................|46.5 (1.46)|40.3 (1.59)|52.1 (1.60)|47.8 (1.56)|44.2 (2.14)|38.4 (5.05)|56.5 (3.13)|25.6 (3.40) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math ..|57.2 (1.58)|52.9 (1.65)|61.1 (1.70)|58.1 (1.70)|62.4 (2.44)|46.4 (5.46)|61.1 (3.11)|40.9 (5.56) 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math...|77.6 (1.58)|74.2 (1.86)|80.6 (1.44)|77.9 (1.84)|81.2 (2.23)|74.1 (3.24)|74.5 (3.05)|71.2 (4.44) _________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ |
\1\Eng. = English; S.S. = social studies; Sci. = science; Comp. = computer science; and F.L. = foreign language. \2\The National Commission on Excellence in Education recommended that all college-bound high school students take these courses as a minimum. NOTE: Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study," and "High School Transcript Study," various years. (This table was prepared November 2002.) |